Chinese calligraphic handwriting: Treatment of cognitive deficiencies in Alzheimer's disease patients

Alzheimer's Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 281-287

  Kao, Henry S R ^a,d   Gao, Ding Guo ^a   Wang, Mi Qu ^b   Chiu, Jenny ^c   Cheung, Hau Yee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

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